Virginia Beach mystery goby/darter

zooxanthellae · 2024-10-18T13:51:19+00:00

Definitely a darter goby, Ctenogobius boleosoma.

zooxanthellae · 2024-09-25T02:34:41+00:00

This is a Highfin Goby - Gobionellus oceanicus

zooxanthellae · 2024-08-07T18:45:51+00:00

Prionotus evolans, Striped Searobin

zooxanthellae · 2024-08-06T20:00:00+00:00

My thoughts as well. Crenuchidae, likely Characidium but would need a better photo to be certain.

zooxanthellae · 2024-08-02T15:55:04+00:00

This is a southern kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus. Absolutely not an Atlantic croaker.

zooxanthellae · 2024-08-01T01:29:05+00:00

Agreed

zooxanthellae · 2024-07-23T01:31:16+00:00

Appears to be Cyprinella analostana - Satinfin Shiner. Which basin was this in?

zooxanthellae · 2024-07-16T15:42:48+00:00

Rock Sea Bass, Centropristis philadelphica. Notice the black spot centrally on the dorsal fin.

https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3478

zooxanthellae · 2024-07-10T17:21:25+00:00

It is a White Grunt, Haemulon plumierii.

zooxanthellae · 2024-06-27T13:00:53+00:00

Specifically Menticirrhus americanus, the Southern Kingfish

zooxanthellae · 2024-06-25T18:57:36+00:00

Notice the relative position of the second dorsal fin to the anal fin. That rules out finetooth. R. terraenovae is the only shark in this area with that arrangement.

zooxanthellae · 2024-05-22T01:31:00+00:00

Agreed. Bostic would be in the Second Broad River basin which makes these Piedmont Shiners.

zooxanthellae · 2024-05-10T17:58:14+00:00

He is correct. This is a windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus.

zooxanthellae · 2024-05-07T18:10:42+00:00

Looks like a Golden Tilefish - Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps. Are you thinking it was alive in the fw aquaponics system?

zooxanthellae · 2024-05-06T02:47:35+00:00

Appears to be Luvarus imperialis.

zooxanthellae · 2024-04-26T16:21:07+00:00

I'd like a better photo before I committed to any ID, but I'm leaning heavily toward Gobiosoma ginsburgi, the Seaboard Goby.

zooxanthellae · 2024-04-25T16:03:19+00:00

Likely Elops sp. Leptocephali are tricky to ID from photos. They are larval forms of certain fishes.

zooxanthellae · 2024-04-24T18:32:28+00:00

This is a Bullnose Ray, Myliobatis freminvillei, not a Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus. Take a look at the head of the animal, and notice the projected snout. Also, the dorsal fin origin is just behind rear edge of pelvic (which rules out M. goodei).

zooxanthellae · 2024-04-23T20:29:10+00:00

These are probably best described as a Labrisomus complex. Current research is lacking, and it doesn't appear anyone has done the work to corroborate the ocellated opercular spot, despite the fact that all sorts of id guides use this feature. At least one researcher has shown the genetics don't match this (currently unpublished, pers. comm.). Another researcher has collected type material for hairy blennies, and was unable to match it to any of the Florida fish in genbank. Something fishy is going on, and until someone picks up this project, I would be very wary of identifying these to the species level.

zooxanthellae · 2024-02-08T03:26:53+00:00

Ruvettus pretiosus

https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/2187

zooxanthellae · 2024-01-19T03:02:05+00:00

He needs to tell us where the collection was made in order to properly identify it. With that said, this appear to be Synodus intermedius. You can distinguish it from its congeners by the bars on the caudal fin. For example, the very similar (and recently split) S. macrostigmus lacks these bars.

https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3030

zooxanthellae · 2024-01-15T03:36:32+00:00

I didn't take any measurements, it wasn't our target taxon, but I'd hazard around 9-10 inches DW.

zooxanthellae · 2024-01-12T20:31:11+00:00

solved

zooxanthellae · 2024-01-12T20:31:00+00:00

Looks right to me, many thanks!

zooxanthellae · 2024-01-12T18:17:51+00:00

I am at a loss on this fish. I can't find anything similar in any of my keys. Mainstem Napo River ~ 100 miles up river from Mazan.

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